Officers of Shekou Customs House (affiliated to Shenzhen Customs District) said they had seized 18,416 pairs of sports shoes on June 28, which were suspected of infringing upon the intellectual property rights of NIKE. The shoes were confirmed as infringing ones by the right holder on July 5, with estimated market value of RMB 5 million. According to customs officers, by far this year, Shekou Customs House has intercepted more than 30 infringement cases, involving a value of over RMB 10 million.